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Year : 2014  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 46-52

Use of blog as a supplementary study material resource in dentistry: An Indian experience

Thavarajah Rooban, Arunachalam Mohandoss Anusa
Marundeeshwara Oral Pathology Services and Analytics, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Web Publication

15-May-2014

Correspondence Address:
Thavarajah Rooban
Marundeeshwara Oral Pathology Services and Analytics, CS4, Bay Breeze Duraisamy Apartments, 119, East Coast Road, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041, Tamil Nadu
India

DOI: 10.4103/0975-8844.132586

Abstract

Objective: Social networking sites (SNS) are emerging as an alternate teaching resource. The reach and access characteristics of SNS for a noninstitutional, academic blog in an Indian setting has not been documented and this manuscript aim to address this lacunae.Materials and Methods: A blog for oral histology, an integral basic dental subject and its Facebook promotional page was created. The access characteristics were observed using Google analytics. The Facebook promotional pages of the blog access characteristics are presented. Results: A total of 582 people visited the blog during the study period. Majority of them used Google Chrome from desktop/laptop to access the blog. There were 2723 page visits in all. Visitors from 36 countries and 99 cities across the globe accessed the blog. In all through Facebook, the promotional page reached 36,543 people. The total number of people engaged through Facebook promotion page was 10,757. Conclusion: Access characteristics of the noninstitutional, academic blog have been described for the first time in dentistry. The lessons learnt through this exercise would be helpful in designing e-mentoring courses as well promotional pages of such events in the future. The necessity of making the mentors and students to adapt to e-learning and digital learning resources before drawing such programs is highlighted.

Keywords: E-learning and Facebook, Google, Indian blog, oral histology and tooth morphology, oral histology dental blog

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Human Deciduous Mandibular Molar

Over All

The muscle involved in incisor clenching is the	Lateral pterygoid
The deciduous teeth erupt generally in a	Anterior - posterior sequence
The most common permanent teeth eruption in maxilla is	(6-1)-2-4-3-5-7-8
The difference between mesiodistal diameter width between premolars and deciduous molars is referred as	Leeway space
Curve of Spee is in a	Saggital plane
In a normal dentition, teeth are placed __________ degrees to the horizontal plane	15
Balanced occlusion is given by	Thielemann’s formula. Explanation  Balanced occlusion is ( condylar guidance*incisial guidance)/ ( curve of Spee* cusp height* plane of occlusion)
Mesiodistal inclination of the teeth is lowest with	Mandibular canine. The inclination is 0 degrees and maximum inclination is seen with maxillary canine and about 17 degrees. Similarly the minimum faciolingual inclination is about 5 degrees with maxillary first premolar and 28 degrees in maxillary central incisors.
The total number of possible occlusal contacts are	198
The process of swallowing requires a coordination of at least	20 muscles
The presence of overjet in molars prevents	Cheek biting
The supporting cusps are	Lingual cusp of maxilla and buccal cusp of mandible teeth
Multiple working side contacts are seen as a part of	Group function
The areas of contact that a supporting cusp makes with opposing teeth is	Centric stop
A phasic jaw-closing reflex is often evoked by a tap to __________ and denotes _____________.	Chin; pathology. Tonic type is normal
The muscle involved in incisor clenching is the	Lateral pterygoid
The deciduous teeth erupt generally in a	Anterior - posterior sequence

Oral Anatomy

Masseter is covered by	Platysma; Risorius; Parotid gland
Principal postioner of mandible during elevation is the	Temporalis
The fan shaped muscles of mastication is the	Temporalis
The antagonist muscle to masseter while retruding jaw is the	Posterior temporalis. The anterior pterygoid is synergistic with masseter while clenching.
The facial muscle(s) active during opening of jaw is(are)	Digastric group of muscles; Mylohyoid and geniohyoid; Lateral pterygoid
When the jaw is opened against resistance the	Temporalis remains silent
The antagonist muscle of elevator muscles is the	Digastric group of muscles; Mylohyoid and geniohyoid; Suprahyoid muscles
With mandible is retruded with mouth closed, the muscle involved are	Posterior fibers of temporalis; Suprahyoid fibers; Infrahyoid fibers
The duration of each chewing cycle is between	0.6 – 1 second
The chewing forces reaches a maximum with	Centric occlusion